Punishment of injustice and oppression

“Injustice (Zulm) of this world is darkness (Zulumaat) of the hereafter.”

2. Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.) explained the words of Allah: Surely your Lord is waiting in ambush, saying, “His ambush is a bridge over the Sirat Bridge which is inaccessible to those who do injustice.”

“I swear by My honor that I will not accept the prayer of an oppressed for an injustice which he has also done to others.”

Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.) relates that the ruler of the time of a prophet was unjust. The Almighty Allah revealed on His prophet, “Go and tell your ruler that he is not being made the ruler to oppress people. He is made…

“An oppressed person benefits from the faith of an oppressor much more than the oppressor benefits from the world of the oppressed person.”

“One who does injustice to another the Almighty Allah takes accounts for the loss of wealth and life caused. However, He forgives the injustice between him and Allah if he repents.”

“One who does injustice to someone else, the Almighty Allah does injustice to him, his children or his grandchildren through a third person.”

8. Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.) said, “One who usurps the property of his brother by doing injustice to him, he will come on the Day of Judgment eating the fire of Hell.”

9. The Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) said, “One who usurps the wealth of a believer unlawfully, Allah will have hatred and enmity with him and his good deeds will not be accepted till he repents and returns the wealth to its…

10. Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.) narrates that Amirul Momineen (a.s.) said, “One of the greatest sins is to usurp the wealth of a believer unlawfully.”

11. Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.) narrates that Amirul Momineen (a.s.) said, “One who oppresses people, fears retaliation.”

“Surely the Almighty Allah is enraged on a rich person who is unjust.”

Sometimes a person is a victim of oppression and he curses till the time he himself becomes the oppressor.”

“One who keeps quiet when an oppressor is doing injustice, the Almighty Allah makes that oppressor overpower him. He does not accept the prayer of the oppressed and does not reward him for injustice done to him.”

15. Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.) narrates from his ancestors that the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) said, “One who oppresses someone and cannot meet the oppressed once again, he should do Istighfar (seek Allah’s forgiveness). It…

“Allah takes the revenge of an unjust from another unjust person. It is in accordance with the verse: And thus do We make some of the iniquitous to rule upon others on account of what they earned.”

One who helps an unjust against his victim, the Almighty Allah will be enraged upon him till the time he stops helping him.”